17,000 Delegates to Gather in Qatar for U.N. Climate Talks

Seventeen thousand delegates are expected to gather in the Qatari capital of Doha for the United Nations’ 18th climate change conference beginning today.

The host country itself has recently come under criticism for its production of greenhouse gases, and the obligations faced by developed countries to reduce emissions will be a top priority at the conference. Some of the countries most vulnerable to the effects of climate change have called for a greater commitment to the Kyoto Protocol, which would require leading greenhouse-gas producers to cut emissions. Read more at Al Jazeera.